Forests, trees, and human health / Kjell Nilsson ... [and 6 others], editors.

New York : Springer Verlag, [2011]

viii, 427 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Part I: Forest products and environmental services. Urban forests and their ecosystem services in relation to human health / Giovanni Sanesi, Christos Gallis, and Hans Dieter Kasperidus. Forest products with health-promoting and medicinal properties / Christos Gallis ... [et al.]. Negative aspects and hazardous effects of forest environment on human health / Marek Tomalak ... [et al.] -- Part II: Physical and mental health and the experience of nature. Health benefits of nature experience : psychological, social and cultural processes / Terry Hartig ... [et al.]. Health benefits of nature experience : the challenge of linking practice and research / Ann Van Herzele ... [et al.]. Health benefits of nature experience : implications of practice for research / Simon Bell ... [et al.] --

(Cont.) Part III: Promoting physical activity. Contributions of natural environments to physical activity : theory and evidence base / Sjerp de Vries ... [et al.]. Natural elements and physical activity in urban green space planning and design / Paolo Semenzato ... [et al.]. Motivating people to be physically active in green spaces / Amalia Drakou ... [et al.] -- Part IV: Therapeutical and educational aspects. Nature-based therapeutic interventions / Ulrika K. Stigsdotter ... [et al.]. Outdoor education, life long learning and skills development in woodlands and green spaces : the potential links to health and well-being / Liz O'Brien ... [et al.] -- Part V: Forest and health policies and economics. Measuring health benefits of green space in economic terms / Ken Willis and Bob Crabtree. Postscript : landscapes and health as representations of cultural diversity / Klaus Seeland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.